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Special Forces at Emerald Warrior 2015
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U.S. Army Green Berets from the 7th Special Forces Group jump out of a C-130H3 Hercules for Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 22, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense’s only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners to train together and prepare for real-world contingency operations.
Photo: US Army
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I’m Home.
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Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing return from a deployment at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 18, 2015. Approximately 200 Airmen deployed to the U. S. Central Command area of responsibility for six month.
Photo: US Air Force
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Top Off the Humvee While You’re At It!
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A CH-53E Super Stallion conducts an aerial refuel while executing an external lift near Yuma, Ariz. The exercise was part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-15. The goal of the exercise was to provide standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
Photo: US Marines
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Perfect Spot for a Nap
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A machine gunner assigned to Weapons Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, relaxes on a rock wall prior to participating in a night raid aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows. The training was in preparation for Operation Lava Viper.
Photo: US Marines
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USS Hurricane Leads a Formation of Ships
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The Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) leads other coastal patrol ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron 1 (PCRON 1) in formation during a divisional tactics exercise. PCRON-1 is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Photo: US Navy
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Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron
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Naval aviators with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 fly above Eastern North Carolina inside of F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s during aerial refueling training with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252.
Photo: US Marines
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Exercise Forceful Tiger
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Twelve Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron taxi onto the runway during Exercise Forceful Tiger on Kadena Air Base, Japan. During the aerial exercise, the Stratotankers delivered 800,000 pounds of fuel to about 50 aircraft.
Photo: US Air Force
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USS Bunker Hill Conducts Replenishment-at-Sea
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The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), right, comes alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bunker Hill is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Photo: US Navy
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USS Iwo Jima Holds in a Swim Call
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Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) participate in a swim call. Iwo Jima is the flagship for the Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), provides a versatile, sea-based expeditionary force that can be tailored to a variety of missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
Photo: US Navy
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Air-to-Air Training
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F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Wing fly an air-to-air training mission against student pilots April 8, 2015. The 162nd Wing trains international and U.S. Air Force student pilots to employ the F-16. The 162nd is the largest ANG fighter wing in the country and resides on 94 acres next to the Tucson International Airport.
Photo: US Air Force
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Raining Freedom
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C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 317th Airlift Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, help U.S. Army and British paratroopers perform a static line jump at Holland Drop Zone in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015. This is the largest exercise of its kind held at Fort Bragg in nearly 20 years and demonstrates interoperability between U.S. Army and British army soldiers, U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and Royal Air Force airmen and U.S. Marines.
Photo: US Army
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Live-Fire Training
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A Trooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires a mortar from a mortar tube mounted onto a Stryker Combat Vehicle during the unit’s platoon live-fire exercise at Smardan Training Area, Romania.
Photo: US Army
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USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Flight Operations
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A shooter launches an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations conducting maritime security operations.
Photo: US Army
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